Local artist paints the rainbow
Kaleidoscopic paintings by Rae Senarighi celebrate trans and queer joy of every shade.
Kaleidoscopic paintings by Rae Senarighi celebrate trans and queer joy of every shade.
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New Overture Center exhibits explore identity, history and heritage
The Overture Center's winter galleries, with contributions from several different artists, all examine different facets of identity.
The Overture Center for the Arts winter galleries, with contributions from several different artists, examine different facets of identity.
Plein air painters capture beautiful landscapes on canvas
Tom Gilbert founded Dane County Plein Air Painters to create a community around painting "in the open air."
Tom Gilbert founded Dane County Plein Air Painters to create a community around painting "in the open air."
Wonder Bar tales will live on
A proposed development may demolish the Wonder Bar but its stories will outlast us all.
A proposed development to demolish the Wonder Bar has me recalling one of my favorite Jim Harrison lines: “Death steals everything except our stories.”
Black voter says a painting at Georgia governor's voter bill signing shows the plantation where her family worked for generations
(CNN) -- When Kimberly Wallace turned on the news after she got home Friday night, she saw Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing a bill into law that critics have labeled Jim Crow 2.0 because of the disruptions it would mean…
Meet Angelica Contreras, a social justice-oriented mixed media artist
Madison artist preserving her identity, heritage through Mexican folk art
While painting life-size mascots is fun, Contreras prefers to dig into her own history and role in the world to curate her meaningful pieces.
Battling chronic illness, Navy veteran finds joy in art
Nez Nelsen never knows what it's going to look like when she lifts her cup from the canvas and lets the paint spill out.
Renoir painting stolen by Nazis returned to owner
A Renoir painting looted by the Nazis during World War II has been returned to its rightful owner, New York federal officials announced Wednesday.
Paralyzed man finds art success after accident
Marcus Thomas slowly dips his brush into one of the many droplets of paint laid out in front of his easel. With his hands resting on his chair, he carefully puts brush to canvas and, with a precise touch, paints a feather on a bird.
Art expert claims discovery of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest work
Italian scholars claim they have unearthed the first known piece by Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci.
Man attacks 'Ivan the Terrible' painting with a pole in Moscow
Drunk on vodka, a man attacked one of Russia's most famous paintings with a pole, badly damaging the artwork.
Painting believed to be worth millions found in Iowa
Robert Warren was poking through his art gallery's closet when he stumbled on an old painting hidden behind a table.
Obamas' official portraits unveiled
Barack and Michelle Obama re-emerged on the public stage Monday in Washington, only this time for an event that has nothing to do with politics.
Woman causes thousands in damage to date's art collection
A Texas woman was arrested after she became heavily intoxicated and ruined hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of art in her date's Dallas residence.
Revealed: The mystery buyer of the world's most expensive painting
Nearly a month after Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" was sold for $450 million, the buyer has finally been revealed.
Lost Jackson Pollock painting found in a garage could be worth $15 million
The story sounds like something out of a film noir brought to life.
Ex-Capitol Police officer accussed of stealing, selling painting out on bond
A former Wisconsin Capitol Police officer, who is accused of stealing and selling a state-owned painting by Wisconsin artist Aaron Bohrod, is out on bond.
Police 'deeply troubled' by artwork in Madison Central Library
Area police say they are "deeply troubled" by a piece of artwork recently installed in the Madison Central Library.
Accidental painter: 'Something switched & I was completely addicted'
A Madison woman had earned her degree in psychology and had several career starts and sputters before a misguided Christmas gift put her on the painting path.
$700 painting stolen from gallery on UW campus
It's not every day you hear about an art theft in Madison, but police say an expensive piece of artwork was stolen from University of Wisconsin-Madison's Union South last Wednesday, valued at $700.
$700 painting stolen from UW campus
Police are looking for help identifying a person officers say took a painting worth $700 from a University of Wisconsin-Madison building last week.
City of Madison wants stripper painting covered
The city of Madison has ordered the owners of a strip club to cover a racy new outdoor sign.
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